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The first thing you need to understand in order to lose weight successfully is what a calorie is. Simply put, a calorie is a unit of energy. Its connection with food and your diet comes from its measuring the amount of energy that your body can pull from the food you eat.

Obesity is one of the leading causes of premature death in the United States. This is due to the diseases that are attributed to obesity and the magnitude of these diseases. Obesity is about more than just how you look in the mirror, it is about quality of life and longevity. A simple fact that may get your attention: Those who are considered 40 percent overweight are twice as likely to die prematurely as someone who is considered to be of normal weight.

Before approving a drug for use in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration tests it to determine its risks and benefits.

It wouldn't be surprising to find that registered dietitians (RDs) are among the healthiest eaters in the United States, but their healthy habits extend beyond diet.

Today, April 24, is World Yoga Day--a part of World Healing Day. Originally inspired by the Global Consciousness Project at Princeton University, World Healing Day seeks to unite healing intentions from a multitude of spiritual and medical practices.

The sales of organic foods in the United States surged past the $20 billion mark a few years ago, and is continuing to climb. But, what are we getting from all of those dollars? Are we getting better quality food?

Organic certification has been given to a poultry research facility operated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Fayetteville, Ark. It's one of the first such facilities for poultry research in the United States.

About half of the 65 million people in the United States who have high blood pressure now have it under control, up from 27 percent two decades ago, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

For the last few years popularity of Kava is on the rise. Kava or Kava Kava or Piper methysticum is a crop or herb of the western Pacific. The roots, stems and also leaves of Kava plants are used to make medicinal preparations. It has been used traditionally throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia, Vanuatu and Melanesia. In the modern time Kava is gaining popularity in the western world too. It is now very popular in Unites States and Europe. Kava is native to the South Pacific islands and plays an important role in the islanders' social and religious lives. Basically it is used to reduce the stress, calm down the nerves and to relax the muscles. But besides these Kava or Kava Kava also has some more health benefits.

Peanuts are extremely popular all over the world and especially in America. Peanuts or groundnuts belong to legume family and probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. In the 19th century peanuts became very popular in the U.S. today, leading commercial producers of peanuts are India, China, United States, Nigeria and Indonesia.

Corn is a very popular food in America and also in the other parts of the world. Corn is native to America and part of the American culture. It has been used as a food for over seven thousand years and played important roles in Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations. There was a time when corn was the basic food and played in the livelihood of many native cultures. Scientifically corn is known as Zea may and it was the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. In the modern time, United States, China, Brazil, Mexico and Russia are largest commercial producers of corn.

Perhaps the most difficult change you will have to make in a diet for diabetes type 2 is avoiding white and wheat flour products such as bread and cereals. Brown bread may look like a healthy choice, but not all brown breads are whole grain. Most "whole wheat" (brown) bread produced in the United States is highly processed and made with enough brown flour to make it look brown.

Mustard greens or Brassica junceac is a very popular green vegetable and has lots of nutritional benefits. It is native to India and originated in the Himalayan region of India. It has been cultivated for over thousands of years and it is a wonderful food for the health. Today, India, Nepal, China, Japan and the United States are the biggest producers of the mustard greens.

Diabetes has been increasing at an alarming rate over the last decade in both the United States as well as the rest of the world. It is now estimated that the total number of diagnosed cases exceeds a staggering 347 million.

The Vitamin D Council carefully outlines that, while vitamin D has consistently helped individuals suffering from seasonal depression in experiments, it may not work so well in more serious cases. It explains that more research must be conducted before it can lay down more solid guidelines on dosages for countering seasonal blues, but suggest that 5,000 international units per day represents a sensible choice to boost mood, immune function and metabolic rate during the winter months.

The United States government recommends in the new food guidelines that nearly all Americans eat between five and nine amounts of fruits and vegetables each and every day.

Cauliflower belongs to the Brassicaceaeor cruciferous family and one of the many vegetables in the species of Brassica oleracea. Cruciferous vegetables provide many health benefits. Regular intake of cruciferous vegetables such as cauliflower can boost the health significantly. Cauliflower is native to Northeast Mediterranean and in the present time United States, France, Italy, India, and China are the biggest producers of the cauliflower.

The traditional Mediterranean diets are linked to the lifestyle of the people of the Mediterranean region. One predominant characteristic of the inhabitants of these regions is that they love to take their time to enjoy meals. In fact, they will go insane if they had to live as the people of North Europe or the United States, meaning, eating in a rush to satisfy hunger and immediately going back to work.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer among women today. There will be nearly a quarter million new cases this year alone. The silver lining that we have here is that the American Cancer Society reports that deaths associated with breast cancer are on the decline. They also report that in the United States there are over 2.5 million survivors of the terrible disease and this number will increase as our knowledge of how to treat the disease does also.